"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Offended with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I am offended with you at your conduct.
  • Sure of ( নিশ্চিত ) I am sure of success.
  • Essential to ( অত্যাবশ্যক ) Food is essential to health.
  • Need of ( প্রয়োজনীয় ) I am in need of more money.
  • Pass for ( গণ্য হওয়া ) He passes for a clever man.
  • Ambition for ( উচ্চাকাঙ্খা ) He has no ambition for fame in life.

Idioms:

  • set a naught ( কলা দেখানো )
  • At arm’s length ( দূরে ) Try to keep the bad boy at arm’s length.
  • clever hit ( কথার মতন কথা )
  • Hard nut to crack ( কঠিন সমস্যা ) The problem of adult education is really a hard nut to crack.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • In the mean time ( ইতিমধ্যে ) Lila will come here to-night. In the mean time you should get her room ready.